Submitted by flower girl

Ingredients:

• 225g/9oz self-raising wholemeal flour
• grated rind and juice of 1 lemon
• 225g/9oz courgettes, grated
• 125g/5oz butter, softened (or margarine)
• 125g/5oz soft brown sugar
• 2 medium eggs, beaten
• 125g/5oz lemon marmalade
• 175g/7oz mixed dried fruit.
• Icing sugar and shredded lemon rind for decoration

Method:

1. Grease and line 20cm(8inch) round cake tin
2. Place dried fruit, lemon rind and lemon juice in a bowl & soak for 30 mins
3. Then add courgettes and marmalade and stir until evenly mixed.
4. Cream butter (or margarine) and sugar together in a separate bowl until light and fluffy
5. Beat in eggs
6. Stir in courgette mixture and flour, mix evenly
7. Bake for about 55 mins at Gas Mark 3, 325ºF/170ºC

Decorate with icing sugar and lemon rind.

I found this cake to be very moist, and a good lemon flavour and little chewy in texture. Went down very well with all those that tried it,

And my Uncle said it went well with custard as a pudding